Duplicate file finder for photos that are identical
Jul 5, 2020 17:07:45 #
I have thousands of photos of my 6 grandkids from 2002 to the present. Though I tried my best, I know that there are many duplicate files that I have stored on external hard drives. I have been using a program to find duplicate photos called "VisiPics". Does anyone use a different program to find duplicate photos stored on a hard drive? Your suggestions are appreciated. Frank
Jul 5, 2020 17:45:15 #
I have used VisiPics with success. Just curious as to what you found it lacking?
Jul 5, 2020 22:39:52 #
It is slow, tedious, and the print is difficult to read. 20,000+ files and it isn't even half way finished after an hour and a half of running.
Jul 5, 2020 23:02:06 #
Do you really estimate that your duplicates are numerous enough to waste significant storage space ?
Jul 6, 2020 01:19:50 #
User ID wrote:
Do you really estimate that your duplicates are numerous enough to waste significant storage space ?
Jul 6, 2020 02:47:54 #
Jul 6, 2020 05:00:01 #
Dziadzi wrote:
It is slow, tedious, and the print is difficult to read. 20,000+ files and it isn't even half way finished after an hour and a half of running.
I use WinMerge but they are all slow. It's a slow job.
Jul 6, 2020 08:03:52 #
AZNikon
Loc: Mesa, AZ
I've had success with Awesome Duplicate Photo Finder. It's free at:
https://awesome-duplicate-photo-finder.en.softonic.com/?ex=MOB-609.1
https://awesome-duplicate-photo-finder.en.softonic.com/?ex=MOB-609.1
Jul 6, 2020 09:41:24 #
JeffR
Loc: Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
I also use Awesome Duplicate Photo Finder. It's free, quick, and allows you to choose whether it finds similar photos or only exact duplicates.
Jul 6, 2020 10:16:58 #
AZNikon wrote:
I've had success with Awesome Duplicate Photo Finder. It's free at:
https://awesome-duplicate-photo-finder.en.softonic.com/?ex=MOB-609.1
https://awesome-duplicate-photo-finder.en.softonic.com/?ex=MOB-609.1
Thanks, I will give it a try!
Jul 6, 2020 10:26:58 #
petego4it
Loc: NY
I use the latest (improved) version of Gemini and find it both safe and about as quick as i've been able to find.
Jul 6, 2020 10:29:18 #
User ID wrote:
Do you really estimate that your duplicates are numerous enough to waste significant storage space ?
I am looking to salvage storage space by finding and deleting duplicates.
Jul 6, 2020 10:29:56 #
petego4it
Loc: NY
I use the latest (improved) version of Gemini and find it both safe and about as quick as i've been able to find with similar options to what's said about "awesome" above that i haven't yet tried. Not free tho...
Jul 6, 2020 10:40:14 #
These links might help. Finding duplicates can be tricky. Some programs will find files that are the same in every way. Others rely on just the name - not too good.
http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/07/how-to-shrink-mac-photo-library-delete-duplicates/
http://www.howtogeek.com/200962/how-to-find-and-remove-duplicate-files-on-windows/
http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/07/how-to-shrink-mac-photo-library-delete-duplicates/
http://www.howtogeek.com/200962/how-to-find-and-remove-duplicate-files-on-windows/
Jul 6, 2020 13:53:57 #
cahale
Loc: San Angelo, TX
Dziadzi wrote:
I have thousands of photos of my 6 grandkids from 2002 to the present. Though I tried my best, I know that there are many duplicate files that I have stored on external hard drives. I have been using a program to find duplicate photos called "VisiPics". Does anyone use a different program to find duplicate photos stored on a hard drive? Your suggestions are appreciated. Frank
I'm going to make the assumption that you are asking about photographs with the same file name (example _d1234.jpg). If so, a simple way is to start a Command Prompt (in Windows), go consecutively to all directories/sub directories which might contain the photographs, and enter the Command "dir > listx.txt" with x being a consecutive numbering system. This will produce a text file listing the contents of each directory. Then, Exit the Command Prompt, go to each directory and open the "listx.txt" file using Excel or Open Source, combine all the resulting lists, sort, and either just look, of use an "IF" filter to find duplicates. Good hunting. Believe me, explaining takes a lot longer than doing.
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